| Harrison Petty | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Petty in April 2025 | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born | (1999-11-12)12 November 1999 (age 26) Wudinna, South Australia,Australia | ||
| Original team | Norwood (SANFL) | ||
| Draft | No. 37,2017 national draft | ||
| Debut | Round 15, 2018,Melbourne vs.St Kilda, atMCG | ||
| Height | 197 cm (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||
| Position | Key defender | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | Melbourne | ||
| Number | 35 | ||
| Playing career1 | |||
| Years | Club | Games (Goals) | |
| 2018– | Melbourne | 101 (48) | |
1 Playing statistics correct to the end of the 2025 season. | |||
| Career highlights | |||
| Sources:AFL Tables,AustralianFootball.com | |||
Harrison Petty (born 12 November 1999) is a professionalAustralian rules footballer playing for theMelbourne Football Club in theAustralian Football League (AFL). He was drafted by Melbourne with their third selection and thirty-seventh overall in the2017 national draft.[1] He made his debut in the two point loss toSt Kilda at theMelbourne Cricket Ground in round fifteen of the 2018 season.[2]
Petty played as a key position defender forSouth Australia and was MVP and an All-Australian in the 2017 Under 18 carnival. Petty then played Under 19s and Reserves withNorwood before being drafted.[1]
Petty was taken with pick 37 in the2017 national draft and appeared in one game in the2018 AFL season, and spent the rest of the year developing in theVFL withCasey Demons.[1] Petty signed a 2 year contract extension to keep him at the demons until 2020.[3]
Petty started the2019 AFL season in defense but was shifted to the forward line for the first time in his career. He kicked three goals in his first game forward, and three more in the next four weeks before injury kept him out of the last two games.
After recovering from a groin injury, Petty started the2021 AFL season in Melbourne's reserves side, before being recalled after a season-ending knee injury toAdam Tomlinson.[4] Petty impressed for the remainder of the year, playing a key role inMelbourne defence. He played on key forwards such asJosh Bruce,Eric Hipwood andBrody Mihocek and was responbile as a lockdown defender that allowed forSteven May andJake Lever to intercept and attack on the rebound.[5] During round 17 against top-four placedPort Adelaide, Petty was able to showcase his own offensive intercepting abilities. Playing on bothTodd Marshall andMitch Georgiades, Petty finished the game with a career-high eight intercepts.[6] Petty ended his season playing in Melbourne's2021 AFL Grand Final win.[7]
His 2022 season was delayed by a calf injury, not returning to the side until round 5. From there he was a key pillar in the league's best backline, holding his spot through to the end of the season. In round 23 an incident involving Brisbane captainDayne Zorko was investigated by the AFL after Petty was left in tears atThe Gabba. An emotional Petty was surrounded by teammates at three-quarter time after what Melbourne coachSimon Goodwin described as an "inappropriate" comment about a family member.[8]
After starting the2023 AFL season in defence, he was used as a forward again, before a foot injury in the round 9 game against Hawthorn cost him several weeks. He went forward again in round 20 and kicked a career best six goals againstRichmond, before another foot injury the following week ended his season.
Petty returned to the forward line early in 2024 but struggled for goals, kicking just nine in 20 games.
In early 2025, Petty returned to defence but was soon required in Melbourne's struggling forwad line and ended the season with a career high 20 goals.
Updated to the end of the 2025 season.[9]
G | Goals | K | Kicks | D | Disposals | T | Tackles |
B | Behinds | H | Handballs | M | Marks | ||
# | Played in that season's premiership team |
| Season | Team | No. | Games | Totals | Averages (per game) | Votes | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | B | K | H | D | M | T | G | B | K | H | D | M | T | |||||
| 2018 | Melbourne | 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 4.0 | 11.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 0 |
| 2019 | Melbourne | 35 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 55 | 38 | 93 | 43 | 21 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 5.5 | 3.8 | 9.3 | 4.3 | 2.1 | 0 |
| 2020 | Melbourne | 35 | 0 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 0 |
| 2021# | Melbourne | 35 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 107 | 54 | 161 | 68 | 31 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 5.6 | 2.8 | 8.5 | 3.6 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 2022 | Melbourne | 35 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 111 | 80 | 191 | 70 | 41 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 6.2 | 4.4 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 2.3 | 0 |
| 2023[a] | Melbourne | 35 | 14 | 12 | 1 | 78 | 64 | 142 | 64 | 31 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 4.6 | 10.1 | 4.6 | 2.2 | 2 |
| 2024 | Melbourne | 35 | 20 | 9 | 15 | 105 | 72 | 177 | 95 | 57 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 5.3 | 3.6 | 8.9 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3 |
| 2025 | Melbourne | 35 | 19 | 20 | 10 | 106 | 58 | 164 | 77 | 33 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 5.6 | 3.1 | 8.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 0 |
| Career | 101 | 48 | 31 | 569 | 370 | 939 | 421 | 216 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 5.6 | 3.7 | 9.3 | 4.2 | 2.1 | 5 | ||
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